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an excerpt:In the latest example of why the Los Angeles Chargers‘ move from San Diego remains one of the most inexplicable in recent sports history, the team is defending itself against charges that it’s already tarping over sections of its stadium, the tiniest in the NFL.

Guy I was hoping they would take, though there were a few guys there. I remember saying that and someone posted how he was hurt too. He must have gotten healthy pretty quick. Williams comes back pretty soon, so who knows? Hope he does well.

2. The Bolts find new ways to lose every week. First, it was a blocked kick. Then, a missed kick, followed by a back-breaking touchdown run. On Sunday, Los Angeles' comeback attempt was thwarted, simply because they weren't on the field. After the Chargers got within two on Hunter Henry's spectacular one-handed TD catch -- note to fantasy owners: Hunter Henry is alive! -- Philadelphia followed with a game-sealing 13-play drive that killed the remaining 6:44, on which the Eagles converted three third-and-shorts, a testament to their success in the run game on early downs. The Chargers are 0-4 for the first time since 2003, with three of those losses coming in Carson, despite being within seven points of victory in the fourth quarter of each defeat. Oy.

...But too often, Rivers chucks it up to his playmakers or takes unnecessary risks. His first-quarter fumble put L.A. behind the eight ball for the second straight week and, without a reliable run game, Rivers was frustrated by an Eagles secondary prepared for the pass. Melvin Gordon's second disappearing attack of the season (10 car, 22 yds) precipitated the Chargers' frustrations on offense Sunday and will continue to do so. Rivers can't carry this offense, despite his bounty of pass-catchers.

"We kind of knew," Eagles center Jason Kelce told reporters after the game. "We heard I guess on StubHub like 70 percent of the sales were from the Philadelphia area, so we kind of knew it was going to be at least close. And then right when you came out of the locker room to open the game, the cheers for Philadelphia coming out, we knew it was going to be a big crowd for us."

Eagles center says it was 70-30 split, Eagles to Chargers fans on Sunday.

Added Eagles tackle Jason Peters: "It's almost like the Chargers got 16 away games. It's going to be tough sledding for those guys."

"Come watch your favorite team take on the Keystone Kops...err San Diego...err LA Chargers as they fumble and bumble their way to another loss in an intimate setting! Get to see your favorite team up close if you happen to live in the LA area! Rare opportunity!"

When the Chargers return to face the Broncos in 3 weeks, which have a good traveling fan base, there will be a sea of Orange and Blue in the stands....but not Charger blue

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Guy I was hoping they would take, though there were a few guys there. I remember saying that and someone posted how he was hurt too. He must have gotten healthy pretty quick. Williams comes back pretty soon, so who knows? Hope he does well.

John Spanos as GM is now 9-27 since be given the title of VP/GM or head of football ops or king of the circle J - whatever - his record is now 9-27. 4-12, 5-11, 0-4

My guess, he wanted to trade up for Gordon. My guess, he wanted a big play WR even though Malik Hooker seemed to be the perfect fit for the Chargers

But again, not realizing that if you help the other side of the ball - you help Rivers.

The loss isn’t a fluke. This is the toughest truth the Chargers need to face after losing for the ninth time in their last nine tries — a stretch that goes back to Week 12 last season. These aren’t accidents. This isn’t just “bad luck.”

The Chargers do too many things that bad teams do. Penalties seem to come at the worst possible times. The offense can’t put together sustained drives on repeated possessions. The defense can’t get off the field quick enough. And the special teams, well. It’s just a plus when there’s not a big gaffe to talk about.

The crowd problems aren’t going away.

Here’s one thing that won’t get better: the Chargers’ home-field advantage. For the first time this season, it felt like more fans were at StubHub Center cheering for the opposing team than for the Chargers.

While the stadium has been packed with visiting fans in the first two weeks, the losing only opens the door for more and more tickets to hit the market to be swooped up by fans with stronger emotional connections to teams than Angelenos do with the Chargers.

This is a problem that can’t be fixed in the short term, especially after such a rough start. If the Chargers don’t like the sound of boos in Los Angeles, if they don’t like seeing seas of color that’s not their own, it’s going to be an awfully long year.

It was surreal. One look at the palm trees towering behind the north end of StubHub Center confirmed that the Eagles and Chargers were playing in California. But the roars and cheers from legions of green-clad fans told both teams otherwise — and reminded the Chargers that their house is not yet their home.

“We were playing in Philadelphia,” Chargers cornerback Casey Hayward said Sunday. “That’s what it felt like.”

Being scorned and booed in their own stadium didn’t feel good to the Chargers, who have bigger problems than hearing jeers but still can’t help wonder when they’ll get some love in their new city.

Eagles fans on Sunday were more than loud: They were boisterous and persistent, so noisy that Eagles players had to quiet the crowd when they were on offense so they could hear quarterback Carson Wentz’s calls. They were louder than Miami Dolphins fans who were here two weeks ago, by a lot of decibels. They repeatedly started their own rhythmic cheers and dramatically drowned out efforts by Chargers fans to dominate the din, creating a lively atmosphere and a louder racket than you’d think a sellout crowd of 25,374 people could produce in a small stadium.

“I try not to get too much into it because at the end of the day, we’re playing guys. I’m not really looking into the stands. But at the same time, it is kind of disheartening when your home stadium is cheering for the away team. You guys can understand that,” Chargers right tackle Joe Barksdale said, gesturing to reporters standing around him.

Lynn said a few weeks ago that these aren’t the same, old Chargers, the ones who would play just well enough to lose, but he pivoted soon afterward to say they are the same old Chargers.

Chargers running back Melvin Gordon acknowledged the overwhelming favoritism for the Eagles on Sunday was demoralizing.

For the foreseeable future, they can expect more boos like the ones they heard Sunday.